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Posted by Matthew Whitley on Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:44 pm

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Roseatte Spoonbill Estero Lagoon, Fort Myers, FL

I shot this spoonbill several months ago down at Estero Lagoon on a great morning. There's nothing like coming upon a group of beautiful birds in early morning light... I liked the way this one's feather's were splayed out. I hope that you like it as well!
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by KK Hui on Sat Sep 06, 2003 1:15 am
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Excellent color and sharpness here, Matthew! :lol:
Looks like all the feathers are coming off ... the two that stick out are rather unusual!
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by Greg Downing on Sat Sep 06, 2003 8:40 am
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Nice colors and pose! Moving to the left a bit would have hidden the dark rock behind the bird and I wonder if moving the bird left in the frame just a tad would have balanced the shot a little better. Nice as is though!
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by Rich S on Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:22 am
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Got to rate this a two feathers up. :) :)

I'm very jealous! There have been no spoonbills at Estero when I've been there. Good detail in the head and wonderful color. (I didn't notice the rock until reading Greg's comment.)

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:22 am
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Sweet shot, Matthew. Perhaps a touch oversaturated, perhaps not.
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by Bill Whala on Sat Sep 06, 2003 11:28 am
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I am jealous too. When we were at Estero the Spoonbills wouldn't let us get close enough for a shot like this. I love the splayed feathers.

Way cool. 8)
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by Bruce Sherman on Sat Sep 06, 2003 11:47 am
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Matthew,
Wonderful colors on this one. I think NBC should dump the peacock and use this guy.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:15 pm
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I like this very much and the shot has very good detail. You have already gotten some suggestion for making this very good photo even better.
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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:14 pm
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Good catch on the action, Matthew, and I like the framing. Seems a bit contrasty or harsh in color tones for my taste but that might be my monitor, of course!
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by Chris Fagyal on Sat Sep 06, 2003 6:12 pm
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I don't think i've ever seen a spoonbil that has reds this bright. Maybe a bit over-saturated? Or was he really showing off this much? :)

Other than what has already been said, this is a really nice image, and better than anything I have of a spoonbill
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sat Sep 06, 2003 7:47 pm
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Matthew,

Nice work. The colors look great. The splayed feathers add interest to the image.
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by Mike Wilson on Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:06 pm
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Interesting and well lit bird in this one. Whites do look a little bright but not cooked. Wish we had these guys on the west coast.
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by Jim Probst on Sun Sep 07, 2003 12:26 am
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I like the colors and the pose. Nice job!
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by Anthony Medici on Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:09 pm
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I really like the colors in this one. The position in the frame as well as the dark area in the background I'm not so sure about.
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